Toy web-shooting glove

Abstract

The combination of known components to produce a new toy shooting apparatus. A toy that makes it possible for a player to act like a spider person by shooting webs from the palm of his or her hand. The webbing material consists of string foam delivered from a hidden pressurized container through a valve incorporated into a glove worn by the player. A trigger mechanism enables the player to activate the valve at will by the exercise of pressure with the fingers of the hand wearing the glove.

What I claim is: 
     
       1. A toy glove for shooting string foam, comprising: (a) a pressurized assembly for storing, transporting and delivering a foam suspension, consisting of a canister attached to a delivery line with terminal valve means for releasing said suspension in the form of string foam;   (b) a glove; and   (c) a holder incorporated into the palm of said glove for housing and actuating said valve means by the action of the fingers of the hand wearing said glove;   said pressurized assembly and said glove constituting two separable units to permit the replacement of the pressurized assembly upon exhaustion of the foam suspension.   
     
     
       2. The toy glove described in claim 1, wherein said valve means holder consists of a resilient bracket capable of holding said valve means in place pointing generally in a forward direction and capable of actuating said valve means by transferring the action of the fingers of the hand wearing said glove to the trigger mechanism of said valve means. 
     
     
       3. The toy glove described in claim 1, wherein said valve means consists of a plunger-type valve actuated by a trigger affixed to the tip of the plunger, wherein the valve is activated at will and reversibly by pressing on said trigger thus causing the flow of string foam through the plunger and the trigger to the surrounding environment. 
     
     
       4. The toy glove described in claim 1, wherein said delivery line consists of flexible tubing permanently attached to the outlet of said canister at one end and to said terminal valve means at the other end, of sufficient length of provide hydraulic connection between said canister hidden inside a garment word by a user and said terminal valve means in the palm of the glove worn by said user, and capable of withstanding the maximum pressure generated by the foam suspension stored in the system. 
     
     
       5. The toy glove described in claim 1, wherein the wrist portion of said glove comprises a sheath for hiding the portion of said flexible tubing proximate to the connection with said terminal valve means. 
     
     
       6. The toy glove described in claim 1, further comprising: (c) a body harness for carrying and holstering said canister.   
     
     
       7. The toy glove described in claim 1, wherein said canister is strapped to the wrist of the glove wearer and the length of said flexible tubing is limited to the distance between the wrist and the palm of an average user. 
     
     
       8. A method of shooting string foam to create the playful illusion of forming a web, comprising the following steps: (a) providing a pressurized assembly for storing, transporting and delivering a foam suspension, consisting of a canister attached to a delivery line with terminal valve means for releasing said suspension in the form of string foam;   (b) providing a glove; and   (c) providing a holder incorporated into the palm of said glove for housing and actuating said valve means by the action of the fingers of the hand wearing said glove;   said pressurized assembly and said glove constituting two separable units to permit the replacement of the pressurized assembly upon exhaustion of the foam suspension.   
     
     
       9. The method described in claim 8, wherein said valve means holder consists of a resilient bracket capable of holding said valve means in place pointing generally in a forward direction and capable of actuating said valve means by transferring the action of the fingers of the hand wearing said glove to the trigger mechanism of said valve means. 
     
     
       10. The method described in claim 8, wherein said valve means consists of a plunger-type valve actuated by a trigger affixed to the tip of the plunger, wherein the valve is activated at will and reversibly by pressing on said trigger, thus causing the flow of string foam through the plunger and the trigger to the surrounding environment. 
     
     
       11. The method described in claim 8, wherein said delivery line consists of flexible tubing permanently attached to the outlet of said canister at one end and to said terminal valve means at the other end, of sufficient length to provide hydraulic connection between said canister hidden inside a garment worn by a user and said terminal valve means in the palm of the glove worn by said user, and capable of withstanding the maximum pressure generated by the foam suspension stored in the system. 
     
     
       12. The method described in claim 8, wherein the wrist portion of said glove comprises a sheath for hiding the portion of said flexible tubing proximate to the connection with said terminal valve means. 
     
     
       13. The method described in claim 8, further comprising: (c) a body harness for carrying and holstering said canister.   
     
     
       14. The method described in claim 8, wherein said canister is strapped to the wrist of the glove wearer and the length of said flexible tubing is limited to the distance between the wrist and the palm of an average user. 
     
     
       15. A toy glove for shooting string foam, comprising: (a) a pressurized assembly for storing, transporting and delivering a foam suspension, consisting of a canister attached to a delivery line with terminal valve means for releasing said suspension in the form of string foam;   (b) a glove; and   (c) a resilient housing for said valve means comprising a flat base and first and second side members protruding upward from it, wherein said hosing is attached to said glove by inserting said side members from the inside of the palm portion of said glove through two apertures so that they protrude out of the glove; said first side member being placed toward the wrist of the hand, protruding backwards at an obtuse angle from said base, and containing an opening capable of receiving and holding said delivery line so that said valve means is seated on the inside surface of said first side member; and said second side member being placed toward the fingers of the hand, protruding approximately parallelly to said first side member from said base, and containing a notched portion for receiving and holding in place said valve means and an opening for permitting the free flow of said foam suspension when said valve means is activated; and wherein the relative positions of said opening in said first side member and said notched portion in said second side member are chosen so as to insure a trajectory of spray that is generally forward and sufficiently raised from the plane of said palm portion of said glove to ensure clearing of the fingers of a user while in a folded position;   said pressurized assembly and said glove constituting two separable units to permit the replacement of the pressurized assembly upon exhaustion of the foam suspension.   
     
     
       16. The to glove described in claim 15, wherein said valve means comprises a seat with an opening capable of slideably and hermetically housing a spring-loaded hollow plunger, which is in turn incased into and through a trigger; said seat being connected to said delivery line and containing means for releasing said foam suspension when said trigger and said plunger are pressed inward and for interrupting the flow when said trigger and plunger are released; and said trigger being held in place by said notched portion in said second side member of said resilient housing. 
     
     
       17. The toy glove described in claim 16, wherein said delivery line consists of flexible tubing permanently attached to the outlet of said canister at one end and to said terminal valve means at the other end, of sufficient length to provide hydraulic connection between said canister hidden inside a garment worn by a user and said terminal valve means in the palm of the glove worn by said user, and capable of withstanding the maximum pressure generated by the foam suspension stored in the system. 
     
     
       18. The toy glove described in claim 17, wherein the wrist portion of said glove comprises a sheath for hiding the portion of said flexible tubing proximate to the connection with said terminal valve means. 
     
     
       19. The toy glove described in claim 18, further comprising: (d) a body harness for carrying and holstering said canister.   
     
     
       20. The toy glove described in claim 18, wherein said canister is strapped to the wrist of the glove wearer and the length of said flexible tubing is limited to the distance between the wrist and the palm of an average user.